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[[File:Ethiopian church 2 (1).jpg|thumbnail|300px|right|Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church event in the United States]]

[[File:Ethiopian church 2 (1).jpg|thumbnail|300px|right|Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church event in the United States]]

The '''Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church''' became the state church of [[Ethiopia]] in the 4th century with the appointment of Abune Sellama as bishop. It traces its beginning to the conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch, treasurer to the Candace, Queen of Ethiopia. [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts%208:26-39&version=KJV Acts 8:26-39.]

The '''Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church''' became the state church of [[Ethiopia]] in the 4th century with the appointment of Abune Sellama as [[bishop]]. It traces its beginning to the conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch, treasurer to the Candace, Queen of Ethiopia. [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts%208:26-39&version=KJV Acts 8:26-39.]

From the 4th century, beginning with Abune Sellama appointed as [[bishop]], the head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church was always appointed by the [[Coptic Church|Coptic]] Patriarch of [[Alexandria]] in [[Egypt]]. The bishops who succeeded Abune Sellama were always Egyptian Copts. The Ethiopian Orthodox church was a part of the Coptic Orthodox church, and recognized the patriarchy of the [[Pope]] and Patriarch in [[Alexandria]] until 1959, when the Coptic Pope made the church an autocephalous church with its own patriarch. There are [[diocese]]s in the United States, Canada, and other nations.

From the 4th century, beginning with Abune Sellama appointed as [[bishop]], the head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church was always appointed by the [[Coptic Church|Coptic]] Patriarch of [[Alexandria]] in [[Egypt]]. The bishops who succeeded Abune Sellama were always Egyptian Copts. The Ethiopian Orthodox church was a part of the Coptic Orthodox church, and recognized the patriarchy of the [[Pope]] and Patriarch in [[Alexandria]] until 1959, when the Coptic Pope made the church an autocephalous church with its own patriarch. There are [[diocese]]s in the United States, Canada, and other nations.